The suspect, Joshua Thomas Nitkin, is accused of entering the
home of a 19-year-old woman and her sister, 22, on Dec. 22 under
the pretense of demonstrating a "magic" orange cleaning solution he
was selling door-to-door, county prosecutor Tracy Prior said during
Nitkin's arraignment Wednesday at the Vista courthouse.

Once inside the women's home, Nitkin threatened them with a
butcher knife and forced them to take off their clothes, Prior
said. He then grabbed the women's breasts, kissed them and forced
them to touch his penis, telling them he would kill them if they
didn't comply with his demands.

The women begged and pleaded with him to stop, Prior said. She
said the women prevented Nitkin from raping them by telling him
stories about themselves and their family.

Nitkin forced one of the women at knife point to tie up her
sister with a belt, Prior said. She said he then tied up the other
sister with a belt.

After the victims were bound, Nitkin rummaged through their
purses looking for money, Prior said. Finding none, he left.

Nitkin, who has been held in jail since his arrest Friday,
interrupted the court proceedings Wednesday after the judge granted
a news outlet permission to show his image.

"I almost got killed in jail yesterday for my picture being
IDed," he said in a loud voice. "Next time they try to kill me for
my picture being IDed, I'm going to allow it."

He said there had been three attempts on his life at the Vista
detention center.

Superior Court Judge Marshall Hockett set Nitkin's bail at $1
million, ruling that he was an "extreme danger to the
community."

Nitkin faces 12 felony charges including assault with intent to
commit rape, assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats
and kidnapping, according to court records. He is also charged with
two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.

If convicted of all charges, he faces a maximum sentence of 25
years in state prison, Prior said after Nitkin's arraignment
Wednesday.

Prior said Nitkin did not have a criminal history before the
assaults last week, and there was no indication that he has
victimized anyone besides the two women.

She said Nitkin was employed by a company called Pro-Tek
Chemical to sell an "Eco-Orange" product door-to-door.